Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | yesterday
Authorities on Tuesday released a sketch of a man suspected of kidnapping and beating a Sun City woman right outside her home as she was doing yard work last weekend.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
The United Nations Mission In Liberia (UNMIL) has submitted a simplified version of four legislations on the rights of women to the Liberian Government.
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
…like that woman right there. Winfrey Will Support Obama At Democratic Crowning [Contact Music] ShareThis
"GroundReport (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
A Shia woman solemnizing marriage of a Sunni couple. The nikah had only women as witnesses. Naish Hasan, an economics post-graduate and a woman rights activist had opted for an "all- women" nikah even as maulvis scoffed and scowled in the background in Lucknow. The nikahnama categorically mentioned that the husband will not have the right to pronounce triple talaq at a sitting and the wife will also...
miss zoot (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
If you’re pregnant, have ever been pregnant, or are possibly partnered to a pregnant woman right now…go read this article be made a better person because of it. Amalah treats the top of S-E-X while pregnant with the same humor she does everything. Some of my favorite parts: And then there’s the bloody LOGISTICS. Your favorite [...]
BLACKFIVE (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Kate Norley reports Who’s the pink elephant in the room? Oh yeah- that was me today. The blonde haired, blue eyed, American woman right smack in the middle of an Iraqi Council meeting? Yes, that’s me. After getting an early...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Kourosh Ziabari, an Iranian blogger, writes that “choosing a female flag bearer for Iranian team was a defeating answer to those who wanted to pretend that the women rights are being violated in Iran.”
Religion News Blog (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Hailed as the biggest change in Sharia law in Britain for 100 years, a married Muslim couple will now have equal rights. A husband will have to waive his right to polygamy, allowed under Islamic law, in the new contract which has been described as "revolutionary". Some see the new law as a step in the direction of the formation of a European form of Islam.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Muslim women are to be guaranteed equal rights in marriage under a new wedding contract negotiated by leading Islamic organisations and clerics in Britain.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
WOMEN rights' activists, including former ethics minister Miria Matembe and Makerere Law dean Dr. Sylvia Tamale, yesterday shed tears at Rubaga Hospital as Betty Nambooze narrated her ordeal in Police cells.
Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
"EU closely monitors women rights in Turkey Saturday, July 26, 2008 There is a huge difference between what we have in Turkey and what they have in Europe in terms of women's rights. But there is hope for change" More: EU closely monitors women rights in Turkey - Turkish Daily News Jul 26, 2008
"GroundReport (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
One day training workshop on Human and Women rights for Government Officials. CHITRAL: A one day long training workshop for government officials of the entire district was conducted here in a local hotel organized by Easy & Equitable Access to Justice Program of Women of Chitral funded by TROCAIRE ( A donor agency of Ireland). Lawyers of human rights and activists explained and explored human rights...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
LAS VEGAS | As always, there are a million compelling stories in Sin City this week. In the last 10 days much of the basketball world has descended on The Strip — from the NBA Summer League to Paul Pierce cooling out with his family to Brandon Jennings locking up a straight-to-Europe, forget-college deal to the arrival of our latest Olympic Dream Team.
Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
women’s rights in Morocco3 Feminist Outspoken Minister Skalli explains Moroccan Women Rights developments. new Civil Law enacted in Morocco improved women positions within the family. a large improvement in the areas of divorce, alimony, education and minimum age of marriage for young women. The situation of women in Polisario camps, guerrilla group for an independent western Sahara, [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The Government should enact laws that can guard women against domestic and gender-based violence including marital rape, women rights' activists have recommended.
